If Something Wasn't True, Why Would You Believe It?

Text for discussion: Numbers 33.  

Life presents us with countless claims which we have to evaluate as "true" or "not true."  Numbers 33 presents us with the itinerary of the Exodus and wanderings in the desert of Israel.  The account takes us deep into history, and finding the path of the Exodus in modern times proves a challenge-the "footprints" seem long ago erased.  Did it really happen?  Yes, we believe so, but what was the route, and how do we evaluate the case for the Exodus?  

The hymn: Jesus, Savior Pilot Me.  (Public domain.) 

 

The painting: Passage of the Jews Through the Red Sea.  1891.  by Aivazovsky.  (Public domain)